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The America’s Cup Comes To San Francisco This Summer

The 34th AMERICA’S CUP will be contested in San Francisco Bay this summer!

The America’s Cup is oldest trophy in international sport, first contested in 1851.
The 34th America’s Cup is an umbrella term that covers several events: the 2013 America’s Cup Finals, the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America’s Cup Challenger Series, the America’s Cup World Series and the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup.

The 2013 America’s Cup Final is scheduled Sept. 7-21, 2013, in San Francisco. The final, also known as the Match, will feature the defender, ORACLE TEAM USA, against a challenger that will have won the Louis Vuitton Cup which goes to the winner of the America’s Cup Challenger Series. The Louis Vuitton Cup series to determint the challenger, begins on July 4, 2013 and runs until August 30.

The America’s Cup is the most difficult trophy in sport to win. In the more than 150 years since that first race off England, only four nations have won the coveted trophy.

Throughout its history the America’s Cup has attracted the tycoons of business and industry, flamboyant, outspoken and demanding characters who are often successful in their career, but rarely successful in the America’s Cup. They’re attracted to the Cup because of the demands required to win the trophy, but only four nations have hosted the trophy: the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland.
Come see sports history in San Francisco this summer! Visit americascup.com for more information.

Piers Park Center: Set Sail on Boston Harbor

Piers Park

Piers Park Sailing, a non-profit sailing center, serves more than 700 at-risk inner-city kids every year. The adult sailing club – with its fleet of twenty 23 foot Sonars, learn to sail courses, summer racing series and coastal sailing program – supports the youth outreach work of the sailing center for people of all ages with physical and cognitive disabilities. Piers Park is led by champion and Olympic sailors, who offer individual and corporate club memberships as well as private and group instruction for those interested in sailing for the first time as well as seasoned experts looking to hone their racing or cruising skills. Visit piersparksailing.org for more information.

Paddle Your Way Around the City with Charles River Canoe & Kayak

Every New Englander loves to be outdoors once the weather turns nice and visitors alike love the region’s best coastline. For a unique view of Boston and Cambridge, there’s no better option than renting a kayak or canoe to set off on day of exploration of either Boston Harbor or the picturesque Charles River. Here, you will paddle past some of the city’s best sights, including the Esplanade, Hancock and Prudential buildings, Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, Museum of Science, M.I.T., and Boston University.

Charles River Canoe & Kayak offers rental options from their newest location in Cambridge at Kendall Square. You can rent by the hour or for a full day with rates for children available. For the less adventurous, book a guided tour, where one of the most popular is the barbecue kayak tour, which ends with a catered lunch from Redbones in Somerville. Best of all, you can head over to the Harbor Islands, pitch a tent and stay the night, returning the following day.